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24 July 2009

Rapiers Alright With Wildest Cats in Town

Billed as the "Ultimate 1950s Rock 'n' Roll Weekender", early July's The Wildest Cats in Town festival tore up Pontins in Pakefield, Lowestoft with crazy rockin' cats wall to wall, including The Rapiers, seen riffing fast below on Mickie Most's That's Alright.

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Another Mickie Most number The Rapiers recorded: "The Feminine Look". Listen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FoQl6K0jqk

Posted by: Greg O. | 24 July 2009 at 03:11 PM

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